Alistair
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I try to do mine every 4-5k or 3 track days, which ever one comes first, hate dirty oil
Glacier White 200 Cup
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I try to do mine every 4-5k or 3 track days, which ever one comes first, hate dirty oil
I tend to do mine every 2 track days or every time it’s at Alex’s ….. so about once a month
RSRowe
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burrellbloke
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I will let you know when they are for sale. They are definately going, just not sure when it will be and may not be until early next year.
burrellbloke
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A delivery arrived today.
The ZPO arrived in just under 10 days so it was a lot faster than the order estimate. It is finished in liquid yellow rather than ZPOs own sport yellow.
We now just have to wait four weeks to have it fitted by AW Motorworks as we are too lazy to mess around moving the exhaust to install it.
The ZPO arrived in just under 10 days so it was a lot faster than the order estimate. It is finished in liquid yellow rather than ZPOs own sport yellow.
We now just have to wait four weeks to have it fitted by AW Motorworks as we are too lazy to mess around moving the exhaust to install it.
Alistair
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Looks spot on that, I love my one.
Will make the car feel so much better to drive, shift's are much nicer and a lot shorter!
Will make the car feel so much better to drive, shift's are much nicer and a lot shorter!
burrellbloke
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We did some boring maintenance today and changed the Clio's oil for some fresh Fuchs Titan Race Pro S.
With the under tray off it was a good opportunity to give it a clean up with some degreaser to make sure it was looking good.
Out came the old oil.
Off came the old oil filter.
On went the new oil filter with the customary details of the oil change date and current mileage.
Then in went the golden goodness.
Boring but probably necessary to keep the engine in tip top condition.
With the under tray off it was a good opportunity to give it a clean up with some degreaser to make sure it was looking good.
Out came the old oil.
Off came the old oil filter.
On went the new oil filter with the customary details of the oil change date and current mileage.
Then in went the golden goodness.
Boring but probably necessary to keep the engine in tip top condition.
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burrellbloke
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We went to Snetterton for a Javelin track day on 19th October 2022. I say we went but it was only @EthanMenace driving. I had intended to bring my Megane but it was off the road after a collision with a deer. Ethan had a day of tuition booked with Mike Epps. @LiamP had recommended Mike and he was really good. His communication before the track day was good, he arrived well before he needed to, turned up with an intercom system, and gave really good instruction and feedback.
The weather conditions were perfect all day. It was a slightly windy but warm October day with no rain. The track was really quiet. The track day was obviously not fully booked and half of the garages were empty. At one stage in the afternoon there were only 3 or 4 cars on the track at any one time. I would guess there were less than 30 cars there all day.
There were some really nice cars out on track, a couple of Escort Cosworths, there was a VW Golf GTI TRC Touring Car (Isaac Smith), the usual collection of M cars, a few Lotus cars and a smattering of Renault Sports - but only one 182, a single mk 2 Megane and our 200.
We turned up knowing that Ethan’s best lap time from August 2022 at Snetterton was a respectable 2m 21s. I had seen a few Clio 197s/200s on social media that had lap times of 2m 15s with properly built and stripped out race cars. The plan was to (as always) enjoy the day but concentrate a bit more on driving technique rather than just giving it a go to go as fast as possible.
We had been using a RaceBox Mini for the past few months to record lap times. Helpfully with the Racebox data you can export sessions in a .vbo format. Mike was able to use his laptop and VBox software to look at the data and point out where time has been lost, time could be gained, and where better braking and steering technique would improve times.
Ethan did a couple of sessions in the car, Mike then had a session and set a lap time of 2m 18s as a target to work towards. Before lunch Ethan was getting better times and hitting 2m 20s.
A lot of the tuition was about braking later, braking harder, and using the brakes to dip the nose of the car to have better rotation in to corners. The other major point was about finessing the steering wheel rather than gripping it with white knuckles and holding it too tightly.
The Marshalls came over twice before lunch to say that the car had been exceeding track limits. Those track limits were the particular lines that Mike had suggested to improve lap times. We blamed it on Mike and the Marshalls were happy enough.
In the afternoon the chat between Ethan and Mike got more technical. After each session they would look at the data and work out where Ethan could improve. They both took turns to go out on track alone. Mike set a laptime of 2m 15s in the car. This was his second best lap time of 2m 16s:
@EthanMenace managed a fastest lap of 2m 18s by the end of the day:
If anyone is looking for some dedicated track day tuition then look up Mike Epps on Instagram. He was really helpful throughout the day and has given some genuinely good tuition that has improved Ethan's technique and speed.
Sadly we have no more track days booked for this year. We have managed to do 7 track days this year which is not bad.
Next year we will hopefully get to Oulton Park and Cadwell Park.
The weather conditions were perfect all day. It was a slightly windy but warm October day with no rain. The track was really quiet. The track day was obviously not fully booked and half of the garages were empty. At one stage in the afternoon there were only 3 or 4 cars on the track at any one time. I would guess there were less than 30 cars there all day.
There were some really nice cars out on track, a couple of Escort Cosworths, there was a VW Golf GTI TRC Touring Car (Isaac Smith), the usual collection of M cars, a few Lotus cars and a smattering of Renault Sports - but only one 182, a single mk 2 Megane and our 200.
We turned up knowing that Ethan’s best lap time from August 2022 at Snetterton was a respectable 2m 21s. I had seen a few Clio 197s/200s on social media that had lap times of 2m 15s with properly built and stripped out race cars. The plan was to (as always) enjoy the day but concentrate a bit more on driving technique rather than just giving it a go to go as fast as possible.
We had been using a RaceBox Mini for the past few months to record lap times. Helpfully with the Racebox data you can export sessions in a .vbo format. Mike was able to use his laptop and VBox software to look at the data and point out where time has been lost, time could be gained, and where better braking and steering technique would improve times.
Ethan did a couple of sessions in the car, Mike then had a session and set a lap time of 2m 18s as a target to work towards. Before lunch Ethan was getting better times and hitting 2m 20s.
A lot of the tuition was about braking later, braking harder, and using the brakes to dip the nose of the car to have better rotation in to corners. The other major point was about finessing the steering wheel rather than gripping it with white knuckles and holding it too tightly.
The Marshalls came over twice before lunch to say that the car had been exceeding track limits. Those track limits were the particular lines that Mike had suggested to improve lap times. We blamed it on Mike and the Marshalls were happy enough.
In the afternoon the chat between Ethan and Mike got more technical. After each session they would look at the data and work out where Ethan could improve. They both took turns to go out on track alone. Mike set a laptime of 2m 15s in the car. This was his second best lap time of 2m 16s:
@EthanMenace managed a fastest lap of 2m 18s by the end of the day:
If anyone is looking for some dedicated track day tuition then look up Mike Epps on Instagram. He was really helpful throughout the day and has given some genuinely good tuition that has improved Ethan's technique and speed.
Sadly we have no more track days booked for this year. We have managed to do 7 track days this year which is not bad.
Next year we will hopefully get to Oulton Park and Cadwell Park.
Phwoar he was abusing your motor Gav! Can’t really drive 10/10ths like that knowing you’ve got to drive it home after
Ethan looking smooth. Car sounding great. Nice vids
Ethan looking smooth. Car sounding great. Nice vids
strell
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Good work. Always like your updates.
Looks like the tuition got a good 2 seconds or so over the day which is nice.
As above though you can see he was really driving it whereas Ethan was keeping it smoother and not quite as on it.
But given it’s your car I often find it hard to not be somewhat mechanically sympathetic and hard to drive it like that. At least often.
Looks like the tuition got a good 2 seconds or so over the day which is nice.
As above though you can see he was really driving it whereas Ethan was keeping it smoother and not quite as on it.
But given it’s your car I often find it hard to not be somewhat mechanically sympathetic and hard to drive it like that. At least often.
LiamP
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Really enjoyed watching those two videos, Mike gets the car right on the edge without a care in the world, proper touring car driving, love how he casually tries to find the limit through Corum
Awesome lap as well @EthanMenace, proper commitment through T1 whilst being super relaxed on the wheel and you carry more speed than that Radical
Awesome lap as well @EthanMenace, proper commitment through T1 whilst being super relaxed on the wheel and you carry more speed than that Radical
burrellbloke
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I always buy track day insurance just in case something goes very badly wrong and add in the optional recovery service.Phwoar he was abusing your motor Gav! Can’t really drive 10/10ths like that knowing you’ve got to drive it home after
Ethan looking smooth. Car sounding great. Nice vids
burrellbloke
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Moris Tracy Day insurance. I do it as a separate insurance rather than an option on the usual road policy. It is a lot cheaper to buy insurance for a block of track day slots rather than single one. They have a recovery option for each track day for £15. I think I paid about £200 to cover 5 track days for me and @EthanMenace, plus £15 x 5 for the recovery option.
A single track day for both of us works out about £100 to insure.
If we are going to drive the car to track days I like to have the peace of mind that even if it breaks down we can get home, and the car can get home.
A single track day for both of us works out about £100 to insure.
If we are going to drive the car to track days I like to have the peace of mind that even if it breaks down we can get home, and the car can get home.
Shall investigate. Initially sounds quite dear but then when you think of sorting a trailer and tow car it isn’t dear at all
burrellbloke
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The Snetterton track day photos have been released.
jwillo
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burrellbloke
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I have been through the footage from Snetterton and have uploaded it to YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs6pLyfPjsTkyN-IQFdWAztOlR86CYUVK
The times get faster with each session.
The best sessions were the last two sessions. Session 8 with Mike Epps driving.
Session 9 with @EthanMenace driving
The times get faster with each session.
The best sessions were the last two sessions. Session 8 with Mike Epps driving.
Session 9 with @EthanMenace driving
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